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SER.VICES AGREEMENT BET\ryEEF{ TT{E GOVERNMENT OF THE REPIJBLTC OF SIER.RA LEONE AND T}IE GOVETdNMENT OF TI{8, STATE, OF'KUWAIT AIR SERYICE S AGREEI\,IEN T BETWEEN TIIE GOVERNMENT OT]TIIE RtrPUBLIC OF STtrRR.-\ LEONE AND TIIE GOVERNI\,IENT OF THE STATE OF KUWAIT The Govemment of the Repubiic of Sierra Leone and the Government of the State of Kuu,ait hereinafter called the Contracting Parties, Desiring to foster the developmcnt of Air Senices between the Republic of Sierra Leone and Statc of I(uu,ait to prornote in the greatest possible measurc intenrational co-operation in this field, Desiring to.
apply to these services the principles and provisions of the Convention on Intemational Civil Aviation and of the International Air Scrvices Transit Agreenent opencd for signature at Chicago on the seventh da-r" of Dcccnrbcr I944, llave agrced as llollows: Article I DETNITIONS For the purposc of this Agreernent, unless th.e text otherwise requires: - a) b) c) "The Convcntion" Dleans the Convention on lnternational Civil Aviation opcncd .fcrr signahrre at Chicago on the seventh day of Decenrber 1944, and includes any arulex adopted under Article 90 of that Convention and any amendment of the Annexes or Convention under Articles 90 and 94 thereof so far as these Annexes and amcndmeuts lrave been adopted by both Contracting Partics; "Agrcement" means this Agreement, the Annex altached thereto, and ail.v modificatio[s to l.hc Agreement or to the Amex; "Aerouautical Authoritics" means in thc case of the Republic of Sierra Leone, the Departrnent of Civil Aviaiton - Ir{inistry of Trarisport and Aviation , in the case of the State of Kuu,ait, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, or in both cases any other person or agency authorised to perfbnn the functions exercised at present by the said authorities; "Dcsign:rted Airline" means any airline that one Contracting Party has designatcd in rv-riting to the other Contracting Party in accordance with Articte 3 of this Agrccment as being an airline *'hich is to operate the agreed air services on the routes specified in accordance rvith Article 2 of this Agreemeot; "Territory" "Air Service" "Internttional Air Service" "Stop For Non Traffic Purposes" and "Airline" shall for the purpose of this Agreement, have the meaning laid do*'n in Articles 2 and 96 of the Convention; in relation to an aircraft- the payload of that atcraft available on a route or a section ofa route.
"Capacity" means: - D U) in retation to a specilied air senice, the capaciS of the aircrafl used bn such senice rnultiplied by the frequency operated by such aircraft over a given period on a route or a section ofa route.
e) r) S) "'fariff ' means the prices to be paid for thc carriage of passengeru, baggage and freight and the conditions under which those prices apply, including prices and conditions for agency and other auxiliary serr.iccs, but excluding rcmuneration and conditions lbr the carriage of nrail; h) "Schedulct' means thc route schedulc auncxed to this Agreenrent or as anrended in accordance *,ith the provisions ofparagraph (3) ofArticle 16 of this Agreement.
The Schedule forms an intcgral part of this Agreemcnt and all refcrcnces to the Agreement shall include rcfel'ence to the Schedulc cxcept li'here provided in this Agreement.

i) "Uscr Charge" means a charge made to airlines for lhe provision of airport, air navigation or aviation security property, or facilities.
Article 2 GRANTING OF RIGTITS AND PRIYILEGES 1) Each Contracting Parry grants to the other Contracting Party the rights specified in thi"s Agreement to enable its designated airline(s) to establish and operatc international air serv'ices on the routes specified in the appropriate section of the Schedule thereto (hercinafter called'TAGREED SERVICES" and "SPECfFIED ROUTES" respectively).
Subject to the provisions of this Agreemcnt, the designated airline(s) of eirch Contracting Parry'shall enjoy, while operating an agreed selice on a speci fied route, the followir:g privileges: a) to fly without landing across the teritory ol the other Contracting Party, to make stops in the said territory for non-raffic purposes, and to make stops in the said territory at.the point or points specified for that route in the Schcdule for the purpose of discharging ar:d of taking on international traffic in passexgers, mail and caryo.
b) c) i) Nothing in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be deemed to conftr on a designated airline(s) of one Cont acting PartJ- the privilege of taking up, in th.c tcrritory of the other Contracting ParrJ', passengers; cargo and mail caried for remuneration or hire and destined for another point in the territory ofthat other Contracting Party.
Articlc 3 DESIGNATION AND AUTITORISATION 1) Each Contracting Party shali have the right to designaie in ,*riting to the othcr Contracting Part-v an airiine or airlines for the purpose of operating the agreed sen ices on specified routes.

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The agreed se*'ices on the specified routes may be started at any time, provided: a) b) thc Contracting ParB-.
to rvhom the rights specifred in Article 2 of this Agreement have been granted, has designated an airline or airlines in rvriting, and thc Contracting Part'" granting these riglrts has authorized the designated airline(s) to initiate the air services.
J' 4) Thc Contracting Party granting these rights shall, subject to the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (5) of this Article, give rr,'ithout unduc delay the said authorization to opel'atc the agreed serv'iccs, provided that a tariff in respect ol the agreed sen'iccs shall har,e been established in accordtrnce rvith the provisions of Article I3 of this Agreernent.
The airline(s) designated by cither Contracting Party' may be required to satisly t.lle other Contmcting Party' that it is qualified to fultlll the conditions prcsclibed by the lnrl.s and regrrlations nomrally and reasonabl.v^ applied by tlris Contracting Partv to the operation o[ 5) l) international air scn ices in Conr,ention.
conformity with the provisions of the llach Contracting Party tnay rvithhold the exercise of the privileges provided for in Article 2 of this Agreement from an airline designated b1, the other Contracting Part)' if such airline is not able to prove upou request that substantial ovrnership and efl'ective control oIsucl] airl.ine are vestcd in the Contracting Party dcsignating thc airline or in its nationals or corporations, Article 4 RnvocATIoN, Lr-VTITATION AND IMPOSTTION OF CONDITIONS I-iach Contracting Partl'shall have the right to suspend the exercise bv tbc designated airline(s) of the other Contracting Party of the privileges specified in Article 2 of this Agreement or to impose such conditions as it may deem nccessa.ry on the exercise by that airline(s) of thosc priviieges whcre the airline(s) fails to comply with tlre lau,s or regulations of thc Contracting Part,v- granting those privileges or otherwise fails to opcrate in accordancc with ttre conditions prescribed in this Agrccment; provided tirat, unless immediatc suspension or imposition of conditions is considercd necessary to prevent further infringement of laws .-rr rcgulations or is in the interest of ar.iation safety, such right shall be exerciscd only after consultation rvith the other Contracting Parry in accordance rvith Article l6 of this Agrcement.
2) In the evcnt of actiou by one Contracting Party under this Article, the othcr rights of both Contracting Parties shall not be prejudiced.

Article 5 AIRPORTS AND FACILITY UStrR CHARGES Each of the Contracting Parties rnay impose and; or permit to be imposed just and reasonablc charges for tJle use of airports and other facilities under its control.
The Chargcs imposed in the territor,v of either Contracting Partv fbr thc use of riqrorts and other aviation facilities on the eiroraft of the designatcd Jtrline(s) of the olhcr Contracting Parttr' shall not be higher than those imposed /on aircraft of thc national airline(s) engaged in similar international alr sgrvlces.
Article 6 EXEMI'TIONS FROM CUSTOM DUTTES AND OTHERCHARGDS I ) Aircraft operated on international air services by the designated airline(s) of one Contracting Purfy, as well as their rcgular equipment, spare parts, supplies of fuels and lubricants and aircraft stores (including food, bcveragies and tobacco) on board such aircraft shall be exempt from alt customs duties, inspcction fces and other duties or taxes on arriving in the territory of the other Contracting Party, provided such equipmcnt and supplies remain on board the aircraft up to such time as they are re- exported.
2) Supplies of fuels, lubricants, spare pafis, r-egular equiprnent and aircrali stores introduccd in the ten'itory.
* of each Contracting Party or on behalf of thc dcsignated airline(s) of the other Contracting Party or taken on board the aircraft operated by sr.rch designatcd airline(s) and intended solely for usc in the operation of international air sen ices shall be cxempt frorn all national duties and charges, including customs duties and inspection fees imposcd iu the territory of the first Contracting Party, even wlren those supplies are Io be used on the parts o[ thc joumey performed over lhe tenitory of the Contracting Party in rvhich the-v are raken on board.
The materials referred to above may be reqr.rircd to be kept under custrrrns supe.ruision or control.

3) -l-he re_eular airborne equipment, spare parts, a.ircraft stores and supplies of firels and lubricants reuined on board the aircraft of either Contracting Part_v maJ- be unloaded in the territory of the other Contracting Pany only rvith the approval of the customs authorities of that Contracting Party, u,ho ma!
'require that those matcrials be placed undet their supcrv-ision up to such timc as they are re-expofied or otherwise disposed of in accordance wlth crrstoms regulations.
4) Iv{oveablc propctlies of tJre designated airline(s) o[one Contracting Parry such as o t'fice equipmenl, stationery, travcl documents including airline tickets, airrvay bills as rvell as publicity material and give-arvay items, introduced iu thc territory of the other Contacting Party shall be exempt lrom all custorns duties, inspection fees and other duties or taxes.
Article 7 FIhIANCIAL PROVISIONS Eithcr Conuacting Pa(v undertakes to grant the designated airline(s) of the othcr Contracting Partl' the right of free transt-er.

at rhe oll[icial rate of exchange, of the cxcess of receipts over expenditure achieved in its tcrritory in connection rvith the carriage of passengers, bqggage, mail shipments and freight by the designated airline(s) of the otl:er Contracting Party.
Whenever the paynents system between the Contracting Parties is governed by a special agreernent, that agreemeut shall apply.

Article 8 TECIINICAL AND COMMERCIAL RtrPRESENTATTON l) 'fhe designated airline(s) ofone Contracting Par[, shall have the right to maintain its ou'n representation in the territory ol' the other Contracting Party.

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The designated airline(s) of one Conuacting Party rnay, in accordance rvith the lau's and regulations of the other Partv relating to entry, residencc ar:d employment, bring in and maintain in the territory of the other Contracting Partv rnanagerial sales, technical, operational and other' spccialist staff rrquired for tl're provision of air sen'iccs.
3) In casc of nomination ofa gencral agent or general sales agent, this agent shall be appointed in accordance vi'ith the relevant applicable larvs and regulations ol each Contracting Party.
4) In accordance u,'ith the national lavrs and regulations applicable at each Contracting Partv, each designated airline shall have the right to engagc in the sale of air transportation ir the territory of the other Contracting Party directly or tlrough its agents and any person shall be able to purchase such transportation. '
Article 9 ENTRY AND CLEARANCE REGULATIONS l) Thc ltru's, rules and regulations in force at one Contracting Par[ relating to entrv into or departure from its tcrritory ofpassengers, creu', cargo and mtiil ol iril cratt (.such as regulatiorr rclating to entry.

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passports, custolrls and quiuontinc) shall be applicable to the Fas.senget's, crL*\$, c.lrgo and mail of thc aircratt of an airline designated b,"- thu other Contracting Part;- while in the tcnitory of the tjrst Cor.rtracting Parfv.
2) The lau,s and regulatir.rus of a Contracting Parq- relating to the admission to, sta:,' in, or dep:rrturc tiom its tet'ritory of aircraft crlilugerl in internstional air natigalion, or to thc operation and navigation of such aircraft s,hilc rvithin its t{:rritor}, shall bc applied kr the aircralt of both Llontracting Pafties rvithout distinction as to nationality, trnd slroll It cornl:lied u'ith [r-r. such eircraft upon etrtcling or dcparting fronr or v,,hile u,ithin the territory ol thtrt Contracting Parq.'.
3) Ir ?t _rl Passcngers, ba_egage, cargo lnd rnail in transit xcross thc territory ola Contlacting Parry.'

shall be sulrject to a simpliticd lonn of customs lnd,or immigration control.

Baggage, cargo and rnail shall bc exempt lrom clrstonls duties, inspcction t'ccs and other national duries and charges i[ in direct transit.
Arricle l0 Cl,\Pi\C ITY l'l{OVlSlO),lS Thcrc sirall be fair and cqual opporhtnity for the dcsignated airline(s) ol each Contracting Party to operate the agrecd serv'ices on any spccilicd route in accordance rvith Arlicle 2 o I this Agrcrement bet,'r,cen thcrir respccLivu territolies.
Tn tlrc r-rperation of thc lgrecd seliccs on thc .specit'ied routes in tuccordancc u,ith Article I ol' this Agreemcnt, the designated airtinc(s) of c'ither Contr:rcting ParLy shall take into accourrt Lhe intcl'cst$ of thc dcsignrtecl airline(s) ol'the othcr Contracting Party so trs not to allrct undulv tlre atir services ufiich thr.- latter airlinr: operates ovct the rvholc r()uies ol' parts theteof.
Thc agrced sen icr,s provided b1,' a designated t-rirline sbal.l retain, as their prirnarl, ol-rjcctive, tlrc pror.ision, at ir reasonablc load.factor, of capacity adecluate to meet the current and reasonabl-y anticipated requircments tbr thc cnr'riage of passengcrs, mail and cargo.

originating llonr or dcstincd fbl the tcrritor,,- of thc Conu'loting Part.r.'

designating the airlinu.


The right ol thc tlesignated airline(s) ol either Clontlactirrg Ptrrty to cmhark or to L /./ discrnbark ol the poinL in thc territory- crf thc othcr tlontracting lrarty intcrnrrtional lral:lic ricstincd tbr or coning fiom thir<l countries shall hc in iccordance with the principlcs thar such trafTrc r^,.ill he ()la sqrplcmentary charactcr and captrcity shall be relerted to: a) b) c) ttallc demands betrveen the terrik)ry ol' rhe Contracting Part1.
designating the uillinc(s) and thc points on lhc specified roures; trafi-ic rcquirements of the areas through u.hich the airlinc passes, after taking aocount of othcr air scrvices opcrated bv the airlinc-s of the statcs cornprising the area.

and the requiremenls o I thrrrugh airlinc operation.
"l) -l-hc capacity to be provided including thc frcqucncy of services and the t1'pe of aircral't lo ['ro uscd b,v the designated airline(s) of the Contrecting Parties on the agreed sen,ices shall be agreed upon hv the Aeronautical Autholities.
Artictc 1l APPROVi\L ()ti ILIGHT SCHEDULIS l) '[hc dcsignated airlines shnll communicate to thc Acronautical Authodtics of the Contractinq Partics nr:t latcr than thirty da_vs prior to the initiation ofthc agr:ccd scrvices on the specitied routes in trccordancc n ith ,{rticle 2 oithis r\greement, the t.v"pe of servicc.

thc t.v-pes of aircraft to be uscd and the flighL schcdules.

This shall likewise appll- to laler changes as u'ell as bcftrrc each summer and winter schedulc.
2) The Acrorrautical Authorities receiving such flight schedules shall nonl:llly approve lhe schedules or suggcst rlodit'ications thereto.

hr an,v case the dcsignated airlincs shail not cortunence their sen,iccs betbre the schcdulcs al'e approved by the Aeronautical Authorirics concerr*tl.

This 'provision shull likcuisc apply 1p latcr changes.
Articlc 12 INFOR]\IATION AND S'I-A'I'I S'I ICS I hc .,\eronautical AuthoriLies ol'cithcr Contracting Party shalI hlrnish to thc Aeronautical Autholities of the other Clontractin-c Part1,' at thcir request sLrch periorlic or othcr statistical data as may be reasonably rcquircd tbr the pr-rrposc of'revicvviue the capaciL-v provided b_i, the tlcsignatcd airline(s) o[ the tlrst .,/.rrrllacting Partv on the speciticd roules in accordilnce \r.ith.Article 2 ot'this -,'/tgreeurelt.
Surh datu shatl irrclude all intbrrnatiorr recluirerl to detennine the / atr't.r.,nt ol' trall-Lc carric<i.

Articlc 13 h]S.I'AT}LISHMF]N'I OF TAI{ tIFS l) Thc tariiis olany agrecd scrvice shall bc cst:rblished al.

reasonable lcvcls, due regard being paid kr trll relevant fiictors including cost of oper.ition; reasor)al'\lc profit.
charactcrisLics of sen'icc on the r.ariable routes (such as standards ol spccd and accomrnodation) and thc tariffs of othcr airlines tbr anv part of the spccified routci ihese tarifis shall be Iix.

'd in ttccoLdancc rviLh the lbllo'sing ;>rovisions of this Article.
1) _l) d) s) The taritt rclcred to in Paragraph (1) of this.Artic]e shall, if po.ssible, be aBrccd il respect of clrclr of the spcciJied routes bctrveen the desigrrated tirlin,*-s conccrrr-'d in conr-ul(rtion rrhcn nccesscry,' q,ith otlrer airlincs ripurating over thc rvhole or Lran ol'that route.

and sttch ogreerrcnt shr'rll, rvhencvcr possible, L'e reached through thc rate-tixing machinery ol titc lnternational .Air' l'rnnsport r\ssociation (lA1'A).
The taritli so agreed shirll bc sLrb.iect to the apploval of the Aorrrrauticrrl Authorities ot least 9t) tlavs prior to thc proposed date o f introduction o f these tariffs.

'I his pcriod carr bc reduced in spccirl cases b_v agreement r,'ith ttre Aerolautic:al Authoritics cnncertred lf thc dcsignirted airlincs crunot agrcc on anv of rhcse tarifl.s or if tbr' sorl)e rerrsoli.

a tarilT connot b.. agreecl in accordance r.vith tirc provisions ol parugraph (2J of thi.s Article.

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{eronautical Aurhorities of ttrc Contracting I'arties shall try to determinc the taritf b;* agreemenl beBveen th('rnsel\ieS.

If the Aeronautical Authoritics canrrot aqrcc on the applnval of any turitf subrlittecl to thcrn under pa:'agraph (2) ol' Lhi.s Article or on thc dctcnlinltion of rrnl, tarili' undcr partrgraph t3), thc matter sholl bc relerrerl to thc (jontracting liart ie.s lbr settlcrnerrt in accordarrcc rvith the pr-uvisit:ns of r\rticlc I7 of tiris Agrcement.
Pending detcrrninution of thc taritt's in accord:tnce rvith thc provisions r:f rhis Article.

tbc til'i ll:; a[ead-r- in ftrrce shalI prcvtril.

Neverdreless, a talili shnll not be prolonged by virtue of this paurgraph fbr more than 12 months after the date on ivhich it otherwise rvould have cxpired.
Article l{ AYLdTION SATETY r) :) Each Contracting l)art_v may rcqucst consultations at an)- tirne concerning safrty.standirrds in an.v area relating to aircrerv, aircraft or thcir opcration adopted bv the other C()ntril(:ting Party.

Such consultations shall ttrke place r+ithin 30 days ofthat request.
If fbllowine such consultations, one Contracting Partv finds that tl'rc t:thcr Clontracting Part1, dr'res nrrt e['fectivel;- rnaintain and administer salbtl' standards in an,v such arca that arc at least equal to the minimunr standards estahlishcd at that time pursuant to the C,'onvention, thc Iirst Contracting Partl shall notily the other (-ontracting Party of those tindings and the steps considcrcd necessar,v to contbrm lvith those minimum standards and that other Contractin-e Par-ty slrarll takc appl'opriate corrective action.
Failurc h-v.. t[-ru^ other Contracting Parry to take appnrpriatc action u.ithin l5 days or such longer period ar- may bc agrr.

:ed shall be grounds tbr the apptication oi- Article 4 of ttris Agreement.
.j) Notwithstanding the obligariorrs nrcntioncd in .futicle 33 of the Cirnr,crrtion it is aereed that any aircraft operated b_r, the airlinc or airlines of one Contr:rcting Partl' r-rr scrviccs to or from the territory of the otlrcr C]rrntlacting Part)'rna)', rvhile rvithin the teritor.v o1 thc r:thor Contracting Par11, be rnade tire subjecr of an examination by the authorised representrLi.r,es ol'the olhcr Contracting Party, on board and aruund the aircra[t lo chcck both the validity of the aircra{r documcnts and thosc of its crerv and the apparent condition of thc ailcralt and its equipment (in this Articlc callcd "ramp iuspcction"), provided this does nrit lcatl to unlcasonable delay.
4) It an.v ranrp inspcctiou trr scrics of raurp inspections gives rise kr: a) serious col-lccrns that an aircraft or the olreration of an trircrafl docs no( conrpll' rvith the minimum standards established at that tirnc pulsuant to the Convention.

or b) scrious c(-)ncarns that tbertl is a lack of effei:tiv e nraintcnattce antl adrninistration of sat'ety standards estal:lishcd at that tirne pr,lrsua t to the Llonvention.
'l hc (-lontracting Party carry.ing out the inspection shal[, lbr thc purposes ol Arlicle -ll of the Convention, be tiee tt-r conclrrdc that the requireurents u:rder rvt)i!

:h thc certificate rrr liccnscs in respecl ot-that aircraft or i' lespec:t ol rhe crerv of tha( nircrafi had been is,sucd or rendered vtrlid.

or thal the requirerrc*ts under r,vhich thar aircratl is operated, eLre nol cqual to or rrhor.c the mininrum standards establishecl pursuant to the Convcntion.
j) 6) 7) 8) In the e'vent that access tirr the purposc of undeltaking a ramp inspcction rtf an aircraft oper;rtcd b1' the airline(s) ol' orre (lontracting Parr"v in ;rccorclance rvith paragrnph 3 of' this Article above is denied by the represc:rlative of that airline, thc othcr Contracting P:l-r-y shall bc tiee kr inlcr that seritrus concerns of the tvpe re ferrcd to in paragraph 4 oI this Artic-le ubovc alise and driu.v Lhe conclusions ret'en ed in ihat paraaraph.
lach Contracting- Partv reserves thc right to suspend or \.ary thc operating rr r.rthorization of an air-linc ol the other Contractirrg Partv im.rnediatell,' in tlre eve nt thc first Clontrat'ting Partl concludcs.

r.vhether :rs a rcsult o1' a ramp inspcction, a series o['ramp iuspec.tions.

a denial of access fbr rarnp inspection.

crxrsultation or otherwise, that irnmediate action is csscutial to the srlcty of an airline opcration.
Anv action bv ouc Contmcting Party in accordancs- \!ith plragraphs 2 or 6 of thi-* Article above shall he discontinued once the basis for the takins ol tlrat action ceases to crxist.

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certiticates of conrpetency and lic,-tses issued or re'ndcrcd valid by one Contracting Parq', and still in tbrce, .shall be recoguizcd as valid hy thc othcr Clonracting l'irty for the purpose ol opcratin_q serr,'ices providcd lbr in rhi.s Agreemcut, provided Lhat the lcquirenrents under u4rich such cerlificatcs or licenses wcrc issued or rendcrud valid are equal to or above the nrinimunr slirndards which are or nuy be estirblishcd pursuant to the Convention.
Each Clontlactinpl Part-v reserves Lhc light, horveler ttt rc[rrsc to recognize, lor the purposc ol.

flights llrove its olvn tcn'itory,, cerlit-rcates ul cor:rpctencv and licerrses rlanted to its or"vn nationals or rcndcrcd r.alid lbr them Lry the othcr' Clontractirrq Part)' or b;v an;- othcr State.

9) ll tt:e privileges or condition of the licenscs or cerllficatcs rcfered to in lrarirSlaph ti of this r\rticle above.
issucd tr1' the Acrcrrirutical ^Ar-rthoritics of orc ('ontracting Part-v [o an]' person or dt signated airlinc(s) or in rcsper.rt ot'un trircraft operating the agrcrcd scl'vjces on thc.specified routcs rvoukl pcrmit a clitf'erence tiorl thc standards established undcr the Convcnrion, afld rvhich clilli're ncu hes l)ccn filed with the [ntcnrational Cjvil A1;ialirrn Orcaniz;rliori.
the Aeronatltical Authtlrities of the other contracting Pan,v- ma1, reque.st crtnsultation.s in accorclance with Article t6 () t thi.s Agieement rviLh thc Acrrrnautical Authorities of that Contractit"tg Parr-1.

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tr'r s:rtisl-ving themselvcs th:rt the pl'actice in questirtn is xcceFtablc to thr:m. I'uilrrrc tr-r rcach a satisthctory llgl-ccmcnt 1\''ill consLitu(u lll'ounds for the lpplication ol Article '1 of this Agrcemettt.
Article l5 AVIATTONI SECURII'\' It The Ct:ntr-acting Partir:s rcalfir'm, consistent rvith tlreir rights and ohlications under international law, that their obligati'lns to each othel t-o protect the security olcivil aviation against ects of unlarvful intcrlcrence tirrms an integral part of this Agreentent.
Without limiting ttre generalit;- oi'their lights and obligations under iuternational law, tho Contrecting ParLics shall in particular :rct in conl'rrrnrity rvith the provisions o[ the Clorn'eution on Oflcnccs antl Ccrtain Other Acts Comrnitted on Board Aircral-l, signed at Tok-vo on I 4 Septerrrbcr' 1963. the Convention firr thc Suppression ol'[Jnlarvlul Sc,izrrrc of i\ircraft, signed at Thc Ilague on l6 Dcccrnlrer 1970, the Convention fbr the Supprcssion of Llnlar.viu] Acts a_eoinst the Salctl ol (lii.
!l Aviation, signeel at Nlontreal on 23 SepteurLrer ,l971.

irs Supplernenttlr;- Protocol lbr thc Supprcssion of Unlaw,tul Acts o F \iiolence at Airport-s Serving Int-clnatioral Clivil Aviation, signcd at ir'Iontre:rl on 24 li'ctrruar-r 1.988, and an1,' other convcr'rtion on ar.iation securitl.

'to rvhich the Colrracting P:rrtics shrll lrccorne party.
l) T[rt' Cjontracting lliutics .shall pror.ide upon reclucsl all nccessarl' irssistancc to cach other to prevent trcts of r-ur larvful seizure oi'civil ailcrali anc[ other unlar.vlir] acts against the sateqv of such airclatt, their palssengcrs and crelv, airports and air navigation facilities, and an]' other lhrcrrt to the securit'y- ot'civil aviation.
-fhe (.ontr:rcting Partics sha.l[, in their m ual relations, act iu confbrn]it)- with rhe avintion securitv standard.s and, so lar as they arc applied by thenr.
rhc ltccomnrcn<lc<l Practiccs established b;- thc lnternatir'rntl Civil Aviatiolr Orgariization and (lesignated as Anncxcs to the Convention; and shall reqLrire that opertrtors ol'ailcraft of their registry, operators who have tl-reir pri:rcipal placc o[ [rusiness or pert)ranent residence in their territ()t'), and lhc operators of airpofts in their tcri'i[or v*, act in confirrmity *,ith -<rrch oviation securitl, provisions.

In this paragraph the lc Fcrcnce to aviation Llontracti ng Part,r.

concerrcd.

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concerrcd.

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.se c_urity Standards ir:cludes any di fference notified trli the .11 5i (:) lj r) F.ach c'ontmcting Part-v shtll ensurc that et}-ectir.e ,rea-surcs trrc taken rvithin its.

tcrrirorl.

to prorcct trircrall, to screen p{rssengers and thcir carY-oll iterns, and lo carr,v out appropl:ir-rte chccks on crevv.. carg() (including hold baggage) and aircrafiitorls prior to and during boar.diirg or loading and that those measures are adjusted to rneet the incrcasc iir the tlucat.
l--irch Co:rtracting Part_v-' agrees tl.tat its de.signated airiirre(s) may bc required to obsen,e the ar.iation securit-v provisions referrcd to in paraeraph {ii) requircd bv the other (irntracting Pnrt1, tbr cntrancc into, drparlure h'onr, or whilc r.,ithin, the tenitorl.

oi tltat other Contracting Irattv.

Erch Clontracting Partl* shall also act favorably upon any reque.\t tj'trnr thc othcr Contracting Prrrty tbl reasonable spccial securiry* uteus(lres to meet a parlicular tlueat.
\\''iron an incident or thrc.lt ol an incidcnt of nnlawful scizurc ol civil irircraft or other unla,rvful acts aeainst thc salcry' ol such aircra.li, their passctrgcls and crerv, trirp-to115 or air na'r.igation tacilities occurs, thc Contractirrq l):.Lrtie.s shall assist each othcr by facilitating comntunications ancl othcr apgrropriarc measurcs intcndcd.

to tenninatL' as rapidl.r- as possible comficnsurate rvith n:rinimum risk to lifc such incident or threat.
Each (loritr:rut.ilg Party shall take such measures, as it nruy find practic:rble.

to en-sure thai an airclati sutrject to an :rct of urrlawfi.rl seizurc or other lcts ol unlarrhrl ilterterence lvhich has landcd iu its tctritoly is dctrrincd on Lhe ground un lcss its departure is nccessitated L'r,v rhe oven'iding dutv to protect liulnan [ilb.

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']crevcr procticable, such t.tle:isurcs sliall bc taken on the basis of mutual con.su ltatiorrs.
Article l6 C]ON S TILTA'I ION.S AND ]\TODITICA'I'IO\S lirchange o[ vicrvs shall take placc as rrceded betl,ecn t]re Acronautical Authoritics ol' thc Cortt:'.rctilg Par:ties in ordtr to achieve closur coopcraiion and agrccment in all nratters pert.rining to the application of this Agreernent.

h.ach Contr:rcting Partv nra)' t any titnc requcst consultations rvith rhe othcr Contracting Pat1, for tlrc purpose of artending this Agreenrent or thc Scheclule.
Such consultations shall tregin within a pcriod ol 60 da1's ll'orn tlic datc oi rcccipt ot suclt rcqucst.

An;'' amcttdurent to tbis l-+ .

{greernent agreecl to as a t'esr-rlt of suctr cttnsultatiotls shall bc approvc'd r'vith its constitution:rl procedurcs try- each Coltlracling Part.t''i'"' '""o'dance nnrl shall enter itito ttlrcc' olt the clatc of erchtrnge of diplclmatic notes intiicctirrg such aPProval- lf the anrc.ndrnent relatcs only to fhc Schedule.
the consultatittl"Is Shall tlc belwecn the Aeronautical Authorities ol both Contracting Parties.

When thcse authorities agrcc orl a ne\\r or reviscd Schedule, the agreed artrcrrdments shall conte into [brce as sooll as they havc been confirtned b1.

ar: exchange of diplomatic note't.

Articlc 17 StrT'l'l,E.


)IBNT O I,' DISPIITtls il :l If rn1- dispute :rliscs betu'ec'n the ConLrccting Parties relating to thc interpretirtion or application of this ,A.gteernenl, thc Llontracting Parties -shall in the tir.st place endeavor to seltle it by negrrtiations betrvccn thcrnsu'lr,es.
II thc Contracting Parties iail to reach within 60 days a settlement bv ncq,otiatiorl:; thelr shtrll rclcr the disputc lbr decision to a person or bod,v or flt thc l'e(luest oI one of the Contracting I'artics to an arbiuation tribunal.
'i'lie arbitration tribunal shall be conposed as Ji.illou,s: a) t.) Eaclr Clontracting Parly -slrirll nominate au arbitratori if onc Clontracting Part.v.- fails to nominate its arbitrator rvithin 60 de;-s, such arbitrator shirll bc nominated bv thc Presidcnt of the (-louncil of ttre Intenra[ionrrl C]ivil Aviation Organization at 1hc retluest trf the other Contracting P:rrty.

Tlr,-: third albitrator.

rvho shall bc a national of a third state and \'.,ho .shall preside ovur thc arbitration tribunal.
shatl be nonrinatcd eitlrer, | , 3. b-v irgrccnlent betrveen thc Contrtcting Parties; or il'r,u'ithin 60 da1's thc Contracting Parties do not so agrcc, by appointr:retrt of the I'rcsidcnt of the Courrcil of thc lntcmirtional Civii Aviation Organization by the reclucst of cither Con tracting Part,v.

.l) 'lhc arbitral trihunal shall reach its decisions hy a najority of votes.

Such d*cisions shall be binding on [:oth Corrtracting Parties.
Each (-]ontracting Part',, shall bear thc cost of his orun rnernber as r+.ell as ol his reFrcsentation in ttre tirbilral pr-oceeclings; thc cost of tlre Chairman and t5 all\ oiher cost shall be irrrne in cquel parts L:y thc Conttactitrg Panies.

[u trll otlter rcspects, the irrbitr;rl tribunal shall detcunine its own procedrrrc.

-Article I8 TERJ\lTNA'I'tON Eilhcl Contractine Party lrlay at any.- time noti$.'
the other C)ontract.ing l'attr" in .r'riting thtough iliplomatic chaunels ol his decision to terminate tlris Agleenrcnt, A copy' of the notice shall be sctrt sirnultlneously trr rhe Sccretirrv (-ieneral o1'thc Intc-r'natiorral Civil Aviation Orgirnization.

lf such r:otice is giva'r, this Agrccrnern shall tcrminate nvelve months after thc date of reccipt by the otlrer Clor,trauting Part1.
'o1'thc notice to tertrinate, rrnless by apreemcnt beNveen th,-r Contrrrcting Par-lies tbc l'rotice r-rnder relcrence is rvilhdrarvn hcfore thc expirl' oi'thot period.

Il the otlrcr Ctrnrracting Parq' Iails tt: acknortlcdge reccipt, notice .shall bc cieenred to have bccn receivr.-d tburtcen days after the dtrtc of the receipl" b-v the Sccrrrttrrl' Ceneral of thr international Clivil Aviation Organization of- lris 1: i ) llY.
Article l9 CONI;'OIIN'{I'l'}' W tTH I\'fllI.TILitTtrRAL CONVENTIONS In tire evcnt tlf a gencral rnultilateral air transpofi convenlion acceptcd hy Itte (lontr-acting P:t'ties cntering into ftrtcc.

the provisions of suclt conr.entiolr slull prevnil.

Any discussiurrs rvith ir r.ie$, to determining the extort tu rvhich th is Agleenrcnt is terninatecl.
sr,rpcrseded, arnendccl or supplernented L'ry thc provisiorrs of thc nrultilaleral convention- s]rall take place in acct>rdanr:e vvith pala-erlph (2) olArticle 16 oltiris Agrccnielrt.

Articlc 20 ItI,IGISTRATIO\ 'lhis Agreenrent shall be registcred with the lnteurational Civil Aviation Orgunizatitrn.
1(; Article 2l 't-r'r-1,trs Titlcs are in,scrted in this Agreement at the hclrd of eacir Articlc tbr the pul'irose of r,e lcrence rnd convenierce and in no !\'a.y to dcfine, Iimit or describe the scope or intent r:f this Agrecment.

Articlc 22 EN'I-ITY IN'I'O FORCt, This Aereerncnt shall cnlcr into lbrcc atter fulhhnent of the intcrnal legal rcquirenlcnts hy each Contracting Partl'.

rvhic:h shall n<rti$' each other ol the t',.

:lli lmcnt ol'such recluiremenLs through excbange olthc dipLruratic tiotr's.
The Agr:cement shaU comc into fbrce ou the l-rrst day' of the next month lrom the rlatc ofthc receipt of the last notitlcation.

Ill \V|TN[,SS IVHEIiEOF, the undersigncd, being dul,v authorized hr_1' therr respcctj\:e1 Liovemnlcnts.

havc signed this Agreement.

l)onc at tl-rc State of Kuvrair tttis cla1, 25'l' of April ?l.l1l, in hvo originals.

in the i\mbic and l-.rrglish languages, rrll tcxts being equall-v authentic.
How,cver, in casc ot di,',crgencc of interprctation of this Agreemcnt or its Annex thc English Lcxt shall prevail.

For the (luvrrntuenI of thc Itcputllic of Sierra Lcone I, or thc C<rvernmcnt of t}c St:rte of Kuwait I l.[, Ihrahirn Bal<z.rr Kun:rr:r Ambu.,isrdor - .lirnbassl' of Thc Rcpublic of Sierra l,eonc in thc Stltc of Kurvait --==-;:-==:==.

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Nabil AI-Zanrel l)epu(y Director of Civil Aviation lbr Aviation Sl fet1.'
aud Air Trtnsport Affairs t7 Sectitrn l; Rorrtc Scheclule Iiolrtcs tr> bc operatctl hv the designated airiiues of the llepuLrlic o1'Sierra Leone in both directions: I'oinls of Origin I ntermediatc Poi nts Points of I)cstination _l I)oints Bcyontl I Points in thc Ilcpuhlic o I Sierr';r r\ny- Points [,eorte Sr: ctio n2 I I'oints in the Statc of Kurvail Anv Points Routes to be operated b1.the desig;natcdairlines of the State of Kuwait ir: borh dirccrions: l"oints of Origitr Internrcdiltc Points of Ilo in Is l)estination Points Ilcyo nd I i Point.s in the Stutc o[' Points in thc Kurvait .Anv Iloin Ls I{epublic oiSietrrr Any Points I Leonc I iTo/rrs.'
(i) Internredinte points and poirrt-s he;-ond rrray, at the option ol' the dcsignatcd o.irlincs, Lrc omitted orr xny ol all flights plr:vidcd tliat the irgreed services..on thes$ routcs bcgi and teminr'rte at a point in the territory ol Lhc Cirntracting Pcrtl.

dcsignating the airline.

(ii) The designated airlines of eithcr (irntracting Parry, on any ol'illl tlights, ma;'cxcrcisc filth frecdonr trrrftic lighLs at rur1.

'olthc intermcdiatc andtrr beyond poinm.
-vA.\ l8 /' "Designzrted Airline" means aoy airline that one Contracting Par(y has designatcd in rvriting to the other Contracting Parly in accordance with Article 3 of this Agreeurent as bcing an airline rvhioh is to operate the agreed air services on the routes specified in accordance lvith Article 2 ol this Agreement; "Territory" "Air Service" "International Air Service" "Stop For Non Traffic Purposes, and "Airline" shall for the purpose of this Agrecment, have the meaning laid down in Articles 2 and 96 of the Convention; in relation to an aircraft, the payload of that aircraft available on a route or a section of a route.
"Capacity" means: - D U) in relation to a specified air senice, the capacigv ofthe aircraft used irn such senice multiplied by the frequency operated by such aircraft over a given period on a route or a section ofa route.
"'I-ariff' means the prices to be paid fior thc carriage of passengers, baggage and freight and the conditions under which those prices apply, including prices and conditions for agency and other auxiliary services, but excluding rcrnuneration and conditions lbr the cariage of mail; "Schcdulc" nreans thc route schcdulc anncxed to tlris Agreeoent or as amended in accordance u'iththe provisions of para-araph (3) of Article 16 of this Agreement.
l'he Schedule florms an integral part of this Agreemcnt and all refercnces to the Agreement shall include refcrence to the Schedulc except s'here provided in this Agreement.

e) f) g) h) i) "Uscr Cherrge" mcans a char ge made to airlines for lhe provision of airport, air navigation or aviation security property, or facilities.
Articlc 2 GRANTING OF IIIGI{TS AI\[D PRIYILEGES 1) Each Contracting Parly grants to the other Contracting llarty the rights specified in thls Agreement to enable its designated airline(s) to establish and operatc international air services on the routes specified in the appropriate section of the Schedule thereto (hereinaff.er called "AGREED SERVICES" and "SPECIFIED ROUTES'' respectively).